"Every cold syndrome causes fever, aversion to cold, and a floating and rapid pulse, but this time the people suffering from the disease are all hot but not cold, which is really strange."
"Also, the disease occurred not during the journey but before and after the people arrived in Jiankang. This epidemic is definitely not an ordinary typhoid fever disease!"
"It's winter and the weather is cold. If one or two people or even dozens or hundreds of people get sick, it's understandable. It's due to the season!"
"What a strange thing!"
"This epidemic has come too quickly!"
Outside Jiankang City, on the Zhuque Trunk, several imperial doctors affiliated with the Imperial Medical Office were treating people infected with the disease in nearby residences.
"But this epidemic is completely different. Not only are there many people infected, but the disease spreads very quickly. I don't know if the department has ever heard of the epidemic in the previous dynasty, which caused chaos and epidemics in the world, and twenty-three out of ten people in the world died."
"That's natural. In the 22nd year of Jian'an, malaria was prevalent. Every family suffered from the pain of zombies, and every room was filled with wailing mourning. Some people died with their doors closed, or others lost their families and died." The imperial doctor Xia Ling looked at the people in front of him. Suffering, only then did I realize that the scenes recorded in the history books were not lies!
"In December of the thirteenth year of Jian'an (208 years), Sun Quan was preparing to attack Hefei. The Duke marched from Jiangling to Baqiu and sent Zhang Xi to rescue Hefei. When Quan heard that Xi had arrived, he left. When the public arrives at Chibi, it is not favorable to prepare for war. As a result, there was a great epidemic and many officials died, so they led the army to return..."
The thirteenth year of Jian'an was the year of the Battle of Chibi, and the following year, the twenty-second year of Jian'an, was also due to constant strife and wars in the world, and there was no time to bury the dead, which led to the epidemic of epidemics.
Nowadays, tens of thousands of people are heading north to Siluo, and an unknown number of people died on the way. Most of those who were lucky enough to reach Jiankang were infected with the epidemic, and eventually it broke out suddenly in Jiankang!
High-ranking officials such as Xie Xuan, the Central Secretary and Superintendent, could not escape this disaster. One can imagine how serious the epidemic has become near Danyang Yinzhi Office, which is also the Jiankang Gyeonggi region!
"Winds, cold, heat, and damp weather are common conditions. Even in nine cold days, there are dampness, heat, and severe evils attached to the membrane. Now that we know that it is caused by an epidemic, how can we treat it?" Taiyuan Zheng is not a jealous person. It would be great if someone could find the source of the disease and eliminate it completely.
"Replying to the order, my subordinates believe that patients inside and outside the city should be divided and treated, and severe and mild cases should be divided into categories. Patients with the same disease should be placed in one place to prevent aggravation of the disease. I ordered people to strictly control the boundaries between the districts and prohibit crossing the boundaries. In addition, All corpses should also be burned centrally to determine their source...At the same time, continue to burn mugwort, and if possible, it is best to close the Jiankang City Gate..."
"You said you want to close the city?"
"Exactly!"
"This matter is of great concern, please allow me to report it to the Central Committee and the Queen Mother."
Yizhou, Chengdu.
In the morning, the sunlight passes through the old locust trees in the courtyard and casts a mottled halo through the shadows of the trees.
A young man pushed out the door of the bamboo courtyard in the back room of Yizhou governor's office. The man tied his hair with a bamboo hairpin and wore only a bamboo cloth gown. The azure color was washed white, and the hem of the shirt was slightly rolled up by the morning breeze.
"High Priest!" The boy who was cleaning fallen leaves outside the door saw the visitor coming down the steps. He hurriedly put away his broom and bowed to salute.
The high priest the boy mentioned was Guo Shang and Guo Zijin, who was also regarded as a god by Ren Quan, the prefect of Bajun.
"Yes." Guo Shang nodded lightly, then tapped his toes, and the whole person appeared under the steps in an instant. The whole process was smooth and smooth, done in one go and natural!
The young man was already familiar with this. The high priest had the power of immortality and could rejuvenate his youth. When the servants first met him a month ago, the high priest was still an old man with gray hair and a childlike face. After Ren Quan rushed to Chengdu, the high priest retreated for seven days. After seven days, When the two met again in Chengdu, the white-haired high priest had turned into a black-haired man, and he looked more than dozens of years younger!
Soon, the whole Chengdu knew that the high priest of the Governor's Mansion had the power to penetrate the heavens and the earth, and had unpredictable skills with ghosts and gods!
As a result, Ren Quan trusted Guo Shang more and more.
"Yafu!"
When Guo Shang raised his eyes, he met Ren Quan who came to greet him. He stepped forward to greet him without any delay.
"Your Majesty."
Now that Wang Guang has been executed, Ren Quan leads his army into Chengdu. Chengdu's military and political affairs are all in the hands of Ren Quan. It is not wrong for Guo Sang to say that he is the governor of Yizhou.
"Oh, my father is here. My son is here to greet my father!" As Ren Quan said this, he raised his hands forward and saluted Guo Shang.
Guo Shang quickly stretched out his hand and grabbed him: "You must never do this!"
"Wang Guang is domineering, without virtue and incompetence. He is now dead and has fallen into our hands..."
"No! The city of Chengdu is not peaceful at the moment. Don't be careless."
The two walked hand in hand, and Ren Quan stepped aside slightly to show respect for Guo Shang.
When Ren Quan heard that Guo Shang seemed to have something to say and did not hide it, he immediately pointed out: "Is it not Li Pi that Yafu is talking about? Yafu is worried too much. Didn't this person declare to join us in joining the Jin Dynasty a few days ago? Is it true? If you say that others have bad intentions, then Li Pi——"
Li Pi, the governor of Jiangyang, had always been very close to Wang Guang, the governor of Yizhou. There were even rumors that Wang Guang had already prepared to write to the King of Qin recommending Li Pi as his successor when he resigned and returned to Beijing. Now that Wang Guang's death has become a fact, Li Pi has only temporarily surrendered, let alone sincerely surrendered to Ren Quan.
Guo Shang waved his hands repeatedly, and interrupted Ren Quan again: "No, no, no. Don't forget that Li Pi still serves as the governor of Jiangyang. He still has five thousand troops stationed in the Nancheng camp."
Guo Shang stopped and asked, "How many men and horses do you have?"
"My son also has five thousand troops."
"That's it! It doesn't matter whether he is of the same mind as us or not. What is important is that he has 5,000 troops in Chengdu. With these 5,000 troops, he will be able to compete with us." Guo Shang patted Ren Quan. : "Remember, send people to keep an eye on Li Pi and make sure nothing goes wrong before Huan Shijun leads the Jingzhou army to Chengdu!"
Ren Quan was thinking, he looked up at Guo Shang and nodded heavily: "My son understands!"
Chengdu is in chaos but has not been brought under control. Everything is still in limbo, power and status are uncertain, and people in Shu are in panic. Li Pi has many troops at his disposal, but his intentions are yet to be determined. The only way to stabilize Chengdu is to stabilize Li Pi.
As long as Huan Shimin leads the Jingzhou Xifu troops to Chengdu smoothly, Li Pi's five thousand troops will not be a worry!
"I hope everything goes well!"
"I wonder if the victory of Hanzhong will be determined if my lord sends troops?"
Guo Chang was preoccupied, and was far from being as free and easy as he looked. There was no news about the Jin Yiwei from Pang Yi. He didn't know that Xu Zongwen had already killed Yang Ding and recovered Nanzheng a month ago, and was still silently praying for the Xiaoqi Army...
